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Robert II CURTHOSE

Male Abt 1054 - 1134


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  • Name Robert II CURTHOSE  [1, 2] 
    Death Between 03 and 10 Feb 1134  Cardiff Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Birth Abt 1054  Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Curthose (Duke of Normandy) 
    Fact 09 Sep 1087  Acceded Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence Duke of Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Gloucester Cathedral Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • Robert Curthose, called because of his short legs. was affianced in 1061 to Margaret daughter of Hugh IV (d. 1051), Count of Maine, but she died (about 1063) before they were married. Robert Curthose, received at his father's death the duchy of Normandy. William Rufus, was his father's heir to the throne of England. Curthose rebelled against his brother when he bacame William II Rufus, King of England, and later against his youngest brother, Henry, when he became Henry I, King of England. In 1106, Henry I captured the roublesome Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebrai. As a result, Robert Curthose spent his last 28 years in prison, dying in Cardiff Castle at the age of 80.

      Excerpt from "Directory of Royal Genealogical Data":
      in 1096 he pawned Normandy to William and joined the crusades of Pope Urban II. He was captured by his younger brother Henry in 1106 and held until he died. Defeated at the battle of Tenchebrai. Married on his way to Palestine.
    Person ID I14674  Main Tree

    Father William I The CONQUEROR,   b. 1028, Falaise, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 09 and 10 Sep 1087, Priory of St. Gervais, near Rouen Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Matilda Of FLANDERS,   b. 1031/2, Flandres Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 02 and 03 Nov 1083, Caen, Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married Between 1051 and 1053  Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Marriage 1053  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F02195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sybilla Of CONVERSANO   d. Between Feb and Mar 1103, Caen Cathedral Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1100  Ampulia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
     1. Daughter CLITO  [Natural]
     2. William CLITO  [Natural]
     3. Richard CLITO  [Natural]
     4. Henry CLITO,   b. 1102   d. Killed in the New Forest Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     5. William III Clito Of FLANDERS,   b. 1101, Rouen, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1128, Abbey of St. Bertin, St. Omer Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F04054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 03 and 10 Feb 1134 - Cardiff Castle Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - 09 Sep 1087 - Acceded Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Duke of Normandy Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gloucester Cathedral Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1100 - Ampulia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S01910] Blood Royal, Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1066-1399 by. T. Anna Leese.

    2. [S02170] Tompsett, Brian C., Directory of Royal Genealogical Data.

    3. [S03311] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty For Commoners - Fourth Edition, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;).

    4. [S02447] Hulett FTW from MC Scott.FTW.
      Date of Import: Oct 13, 2000

    5. [S5840] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came to America before 1700.


  

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